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This information is for you if you wish to know more about diabetes that develops in pregnancy or if you have been offered testing for gestational diabetes. It may also be helpful if you are a partner, relative or friend of someone who is in this situation.

A multiple pregnancy means you are having more than one baby at the same time. This is most commonly twins, but may includes triplets, or, rarely, more. This information is for you if you are having a multiple pregnancy. It may also be helpful for your partner, family or friends.

The RCOG podcast discusses living with fibroids. This condition affects 2 in 3 women, and, for some people they can really impact their lives. Dr Karen Joash discusses diagnosis, treatment and impact with Gochi Nwulu about living with this painful condition

MP3 Audio Version of Green-top Guideline No. 75, Cervical Cerclage, published February 2022 The purpose of this guideline is to review the literature and provide evidence-based guidance on the use of cerclage in women at risk of preterm birth and second trimester loss. 1. Key recommendations (0:35) 2. Background and scope (03:03) 3. Identification and assessment of evidence (05:35) 4. Definitions...

The aim of this guideline is to provide evidence-based recommendations on the use of antenatal corticosteroids in women at risk of preterm birth or undergoing caesarean birth at term. 1: Key Recommendations (00:50) 2: Background and Scope (03:46 ) 3: Identification and Assessment of Evidence (06:27) 4: The Benefits of Antenatal Corticosteroids (07:30) 4.1: What are the benefits of corticosteroids...

This guideline sets a series of evidence-based standards to ensure a high level and consistency of practice in the provision and performance of amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (CVS). 1. Key recommendations (00:34) 2. Aim (02:17) 3. Background (02:52) 4. Identification and assessment of evidence (05:36) 5. How should care be organised in providing amniocentesis and CVS? (6:38) 6. What a...

Scientific Impact Paper No. 63 Elective Egg Freezing For Non-Medical Reasons by Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Green-top Guideline No. 26 Assisted Vaginal Birth by Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

00:00:28 Executive Summary 00:16:11 1. Purpose and Scope 00:17:02 2. Introduction and background epidemiology 00:21:57 3. Identification and assessment of evidence 00:23:44 4. Clinical issues 00:23:47 4.1. Can women at risk of collapse be identified early? 00:29:15 4.2. What are the causes of maternal collapse? 00:31:13 4.2.1. Haemorrhage 00:32:40 4.4.2. Thromboembolism 00:33:21 4.2.3. Amniotic fl...

This information is for you if you have been diagnosed with molar pregnancy or another type of gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD). Molar pregnancy is one of a number of different conditions that are called gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD). These rare conditions happen when a pregnancy does not develop normally from the very beginning. This information may also be helpful if you are a p...

An assisted vaginal birth is when a healthcare professional uses specially designed instruments to help you give birth to your baby. This information is for you if you wish to know more about assisted vaginal birth.

Perineal tears during childbirth - what you need to know during pregnancy by Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Care of a third- or fourth-degree tear that occurred during childbirth by Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

This information is for you if you have been offered a myomectomy or hysterectomy using morcellation.

This guideline comprises recommendations relating to the diagnosis, assessment, care and timing of birth of women presenting with suspected PPROM from 24+0 to 36+6 weeks of gestation. It also addresses care in a subsequent pregnancy. 1. Key recommendations (01:07) 2. Background and scope (03:35) 3. Identification and assessment of evidence (04:45) 4. Diagnosis (05:27) 4.1 How is the diagnosis of P...

When your waters break prematurely by Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Outpatient hysteroscopy by Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Placenta praevia, placenta accreta and vasa praevia by Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Endometriosis by Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Cervical Stitch by Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Managing premenstrual syndrome (PMS) by Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Treatment for symptoms of the menopause by Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) in Pregnancy and Newborn Babies by Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Breech baby at the end of pregnancy by Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Female genital mutilation by Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists